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Councillors call for rethink over grass-cutting cutbacks in Borders

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Balmoral Avenue in Galashiels.

Two arrested after Galashiels drug raids

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Police Scotland

HMRC fraudsters hit three homes in the Borders

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Galashiels' Braw Lad and Lass, Greg Kelly and Kimberley O'May, followed Selkirk's standard bearer Peter Forrest on common riding Friday.

New-look event for families on Gala’s big day

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Melrose woman Leonora still missing

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Man shot by police taser denies violent struggle with his mother

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Family transport wedding 350 miles to Kelso for grandmother Janet

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Melrose Festival continues after a flying start

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This year's principals.

Peebles Beltane 2018 weekend timetable

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Selkirk Sheriff Court.

Borders pensioner sent sex messages to undercover cop he believed to be a 13-year-old girl

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Jedburgh’s one-way system to change again

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Lowood Bridge project team Alistair Forsyth, Greig Gibson, Ian Dickson and Paul Frankland with Leaderdale and Melrose councillors David Parker and Kevin Drum, Galashiels councillor Euan Jardine and executive member for roads and infrastructure Gordon Edgar reopening the Tweed crossing.

Lowood Bridge open again after £640,000 revamp

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Scottish Government transport minister Humza Yousaf with A7 action group members Marjorie McCreadie, left, and MSP Rachael Hamilton.

Minister agrees to fact-finding trip to discuss case for Selkirk bypass

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The project began in March

Blainslie road to close for six weeks due to water mains work

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Jedburgh High Street.

One-way system on way in Jedburgh due to repairs to dangerous building

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Crime More Crime >>

Two arrested after Galashiels drug raids

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Police Scotland

HMRC fraudsters hit three homes in the Borders

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Police have released two further photos of missing Melrose woman Leonora Harper-Gow

Melrose woman Leonora still missing

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Howden Road in Jedburgh.

Man shot by police taser denies violent struggle with his mother

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Education More Education >>

Tour of Hawick school on offer ahead of closure this summer

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John Swinney with the dig party, which includes local school pupils, council leader Shona Haslam and local councillors.

VIDEO: John Swinney at Jedburgh intergenerational school campus site

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Councillor Carol Hamilton supervises as council leader Shona Haslam and deputy first minister John Swinney help pupils Sana Saukawa (Howdenburn), Kira Renilson (Jed Grammar) Alice Hickson (Howdenburn), Harry Brown (Jed Grammar) and Ella McGovern and Ellie Scott (both Parkside) get the earth moving on the new campus on Monday afternoon.

John Swinney hails Jedburgh’s ‘real prize’ as model for future

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Councillor Clair Ramage outside Hawick High School.

Borders council chiefs defend school library plans

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Kelso High School.

Borders schoolchildren being asked to take over axed library staff’s jobs

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Business More Business >>

Family transport wedding 350 miles to Kelso for grandmother Janet

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The newest one-way layout in Jedburgh.

Jedburgh’s one-way system to change again

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The Royal Bank of Scotland branch in Melrose.

Fate of Melrose bank to be decided in September, RBS bosses reveal

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Burgh Yard in Galashiels.

Travelodge stepping up plans to open its first hotel in Borders

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Politics More Politics >>

Councillors call for rethink over grass-cutting cutbacks in Borders

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Tweed Court Kelso

Plans for new homes unveiled

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Burgh Yard in Galashiels.

Travelodge stepping up plans to open its first hotel in Borders

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Scottish Borders Council's Newtown headquarters.

Aspiring Borders taxi driver failed to declare conviction

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The former Poundstretcher site in Galashiels.

Demolition of Galashiels store clears way for regeneration

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Environment More Environment >>

Business boss hits out at failed attempt to clean up region’s streets

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Ex-Kelso and Border Reivers rugby player Ross Ford.

Rugby star Ross Ford to declare Stow playpark open

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From left, the Duke of Roxburghe at Leaderfoot with paths group members Ian Gibb and David Langworth and Leaderdale and Melrose councillor David Parker.

£17,000 project pointing Borders walkers in right direction

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Hawick and Hermitage councillor Davie Paterson at the old church site.

Opposition voiced to plans for clean-up of old church site in Hawick

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Health More Health >>

Borders General Hospital worker denies stealing money from end-of-life care unit

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The turf-cutting ceremony took place at the site in April. One month later, construction halted as the builder went bust.

Work on cancer centre extension is halted

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The Margaret Kerr Unit in the grounds of the Borders General Hospital.

Melrose hospital worker accused of stealing donation money

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Anthony Lenton, 26, of Galashiels, with Finn Mackin, four, the Stonehaven boy he gave the gift of life to in the form of a bone marrow donation.

Galashiels bone marrow donor Anthony meets boy he gave gift of life to

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Care centre manager charged by police

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